The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter

After Zhang Baolin took the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhang, he fell asleep in a daze.

"Have you picked out those extra herbs?" Qin Liuse asked Zijin.

Zijin nodded and took out a small cloth bag wrapped in a handkerchief from his sleeve, "The concubines have all been picked out."

Qin Liuse nodded and said, "Keep it well for now and don't ask anyone else to do it for you." She will be of great use to her later.

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In winter, the sun sets early and the north wind begins to howl. The doors and windows of Shu Yuexuan are closed, leaving only gaps for ventilation.

There was charcoal burning in the palace, and it was very warm, but Qin Liuse felt cold in her heart, because Zijin secretly checked Zhang Baolin's pulse and found that she was really pregnant.

"Jieyu, it's a happy pulse, but it's only been two months, so it's not obvious, and the pulse is weak. Zhang Baolin didn't react much. It must be because she used to be a working maid, so she has a strong body and can withstand much hardship." Zijin was happy for her.

Yes, otherwise, if Concubine Wen had to torment him like that during this period of time, making her work hard and climb up and down, bullying honest people, the dragon heir would have been gone long ago.

"Then can we tell whether the child is healthy?" Qin Liuse thought about it, and then felt that it was impossible for such a small fetus to be healthy, so he changed the topic and asked, "Can we take the pulse to see if the fetus is safe?"

Zijin nodded and smiled, "Mother has suffered for her child. This prince is lucky and the pregnancy is stable."

"That's a good thing. This child is blessed." Qin Liuse lowered her eyes. A son will not dislike his mother's ugliness, and a dog will not dislike his family's poverty.

It is a blessing for this child to be born into such a peaceful womb. Otherwise, if he were an ordinary, pampered concubine, this dragon seed would have been tortured to death long ago.

Zhang Baolin and the child were so innocent. They should have posed no threat to noble ladies with excellent family backgrounds like Wen Zhaoyi and Qin Huaijin. But they were against her just because she was pregnant with a dragon fetus.

Zhang Baolin's favor was accidental. Among so many sisters in the harem, Emperor Yongjia probably rarely thought of her.

God was kind enough to give her a child. Otherwise, how would she survive in the harem without love and without children?

But they refused to give her even this chance to survive and insisted on forcing her into a desperate situation.

Qin Liuse despised him in her heart. In order to win favor, this method was really vicious.

Qin Liuse asked herself, she couldn't do such a thing as killing a child. Adults' fights are adults' business, so she would not watch Zhang Baolin's child die.

"Okay. Just pretend you don't know." Qin Liuse thought for a moment and asked Zijin, "Do you have any way to make her show signs of vomiting, or just make her feel nauseous, just for a moment?" Qin Liuse was afraid that Zijin would be too harsh when giving her the acupuncture.

Zijin thought for a moment and said, "It's possible to use silver needles, but the reaction might be a bit strong. If Concubine Jieyu only wants it for a moment, I have another way to make Baolin feel sick for only that moment."

Qin Liuse nodded, "Then go and prepare it. It will be ready when Baolin wakes up. There is no time to waste."

Originally, it was getting dark, and she should wait until tomorrow to tell Zhang Baolin the news of her pregnancy, but Qin Liuse was afraid that something might happen in the meantime and she would not have the chance to tell her.

Moreover, Zhang Baolin was obviously depressed now. She thought that if Zhang Baolin knew about this, he would surely rekindle his hope by having a child.

Qin Liuse took a nap in Zhang Baolin's room. After a while, Mingyue came to wake her up and said that Zhang Baolin had woken up.

Qin Liuse quickly got up, drank some tea to moisten her throat, and went to Zhang Baolin's bed.

Qin Liuse waved her hand, and Zijin brought a bowl of warm water and handed it to Zhang Baolin.

Zhang Baolin was helped to sit up, leaning against the edge of the bed, with a cushion behind him and his face slightly flushed.

After sleeping for so long and with the charcoal fire burning in the room, she was indeed thirsty.

Zhang Baolin took the water and drank it directly. Before he had finished half a bowl, he covered his chest with his hands, as if he was about to vomit.

Mingyue was prepared. She quickly supported Zhang Baolin and took a spittoon from the bedside and placed it next to her mouth.

However, Zijin has always been very knowledgeable about the use of medicine, and he followed Qin Liuse's instructions and did not use too harsh a medicine.

Zhang Baolin dry-heaved for a while, then gasped for breath and sat up straight, not knowing what was happening to him.

Zijin then brought her a bowl of clean warm water to drink to relieve the tension.

Zhang Baolin gulped down a whole bowl of water. When she wiped her lips and handed the bowl to Mingyue, she saw Qin Liuse staring at her.

Zhang Baolin felt a little embarrassed by being looked at, and wiped her mouth and said, "Jieyu, I am of humble origin, so my actions are inevitably a little indecent."

Zhang Baolin thought Qin Liuse was frightened because she saw that she drank water so quickly.

After all, when she looked at a beauty like Qin Jieyu, she was so beautiful even when she was eating and drinking, with such elegant postures. How could anyone not like her?

Looking back at herself, sometimes she would wonder if the emperor's visit to her that night was just an illusion or an accident.

Qin Liuse quickly denied, "Of course not. I saw you vomiting suddenly, and suddenly thought of something."

Zhang Baolin was puzzled and asked, "What is the matter that Concubine Jieyu is talking about?"

Qin Liuse kept the secret and asked, "I wonder if Baolin has had your period this month? Is your period accurate?"

Zhang Baolin didn't know what was going on, so he answered honestly, "My sister hasn't had her period this month, but it was regular before. Maybe I'm not feeling well this month, so it's a little delayed."

Qin Liuse guided her step by step, "You kept retching just now, and your period hasn't come yet. Hasn't Baolin ever thought that you might be pregnant?"

Zhang Baolin still didn't understand, "Yes? What is it?"

Qin Liuse then suddenly realized what she had realized belatedly. Zhang Baolin only had one man, Emperor Yongjia, and no one had taught him these things, so she had no idea what his reaction would be if he was pregnant.

Many women in this world don't know how to do things when they get married. Women are also shy and only follow their husbands' wishes, so they respect their husbands and have no ideas or thoughts of their own.

Then he explained, "Zhang Baolin, you know that if a woman is pregnant, her period will not come. Some people will have a reaction and start vomiting. Those with severe reactions will not only vomit, but also have various discomforts."

Zhang Baolin was stunned after hearing this. It took him a long while to come back to his senses. He swallowed and said, "Jieyu means that I... I am pregnant with the emperor's..."

Qin Liuse took Zhang Baolin's hand and held it, "Yes, I guess, you may have a dragon heir."

Zhang Baolin couldn't stop crying immediately, he never thought that she would be pregnant with a dragon heir, was she worthy of it?

"How can you not be worthy? A son will not despise his mother's ugliness, and a son will not despise his family's poverty. You brought him into this world, and into such a top royal family, enjoying endless honors. You should be happy, the child should be happy, and the emperor must be happy too." Qin Liuse found that he was quite good at comforting people.

"How could I? How could I?" Zhang Baolin burst into tears.

Qin Liuse patted her hands, "Don't say such things in the future, especially in front of the emperor. If you say you are unworthy, then how will others look up to the child after he is born? You are his mother, and you must not look down on your own child."

Zhang Baolin had never heard such words before. He was stunned and his tears and snot were streaming.

Qin Liuse felt that it was about time and started to pour cold water on him.

"But don't make this public for now." Qin Liuse asked her, "Pregnant women always have some body reactions. Didn't you feel a little uncomfortable before? Did you call the imperial physician in Wen Zhaoyi's palace?"

Zhang Baolin sobbed, thought for a while, and said, "My sister often felt tired and had no strength recently. Concubine Wen asked the imperial physician to see her, but she just said that she was weak and didn't say..."

When Zhang Baolin said this, he widened his eyes slightly, as if he had figured something out.

Ever since she went to Wen Zhaoyi's palace, Wen Zhaoyi had often belittled her and made fun of her, but she had never tormented her like this before.

In the past half month, he often asked her to do some work, such as massaging her shoulders and legs, or ordered her to go to the back mountain to collect herbs, saying that her health was not good and she should exercise more.

Thinking of this, Zhang Baolin was both scared and devastated. Now that it was like this, would she be able to give birth to the baby safely in the next ten months?

"Sure. As long as the emperor knows about this, he will definitely protect you." Qin Liuse said. Emperor Yongjia may be ruthless, but he is definitely not a ungrateful person. As long as the concubines who followed him did not make trouble, he would basically not treat them badly, not to mention that they had his children.

"But how can I let the Emperor know?" Zhang Baolin was a little desperate. If she went back to Wen Zhaoyi's palace, she would live in her own shadow. How could she get in touch with the Emperor?

She has never spoken to the emperor since she entered the emperor's bedchamber. She is not like those confident concubines who dare to take the initiative to talk to or flirt with the emperor. Zhang Baolin has no confidence in herself at all.

She became even more frightened when she thought that Doctor Zhang who had examined her pulse before was Wen Zhaoyi's man.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Not everyone can be the emperor." Qin Liuse was telling the truth. Zhang Baolin was not ugly. He was even unique in appearance, not worse than Qin Huaijin. "Since the emperor likes you, it means that you are more or less in his eyes."

"Or, how about I go and ask Concubine Meng for help. She has been favored recently and can see the emperor. She must have a way to protect me!" Zhang Baolin said with hope in his eyes.

As a result, Qin Liuse mercilessly hit her on the head, "Are you sure?"

There is no need to say more, just let Zhang Baolin think about it himself.

Zhang Baolin's eyes suddenly darkened, thinking of the night when she served the emperor. Although it was Concubine Meng who favored her, Zhang Baolin herself understood that she was just a tool for Concubine Meng to win favor.

If Meng Cairen really treated her well as she said before pushing her out that night, wanted her to share wealth and glory with her, and would always take care of her, then Zhang Baolin would agree to serve the emperor.

If that were true, she wouldn't have been ignored and no one would have helped her these days.

Although Meng Cairen would always go with her every time she went to pay respects to the palace, as if they were just getting together, in fact, it was more like Meng Cairen needed someone to set off her, and she just played that role.

Qin Liuse saw Zhang Baolin lower her head, and began to comfort her, "I am not questioning your relationship with Meng Cairen, but before the emperor knows about this matter, the fewer people know about it, the safer you will be. Do you want to protect the baby in your belly?"

Zhang Baolin nodded frantically. Even though the baby hadn't been born yet and her belly wasn't noticeable, when she knew she was going to be a mother, she suddenly seemed to become much tougher.

"Then this matter has to be done like this..." Qin Liuse began to tell her his plans and ideas.

At the end, Qin Liuse asked her, "What do you think?"

Zhang Baolin choked up and said, "I am willing to give it a try."

She was slow-witted and couldn't think of any other solution, so she felt that Concubine Qin's solution was excellent as it took care of her and wouldn't be harsh on her child.

Otherwise, it wouldn't matter if she died, but if anything happened to the child, she really wanted to fight with that man to the death.